Are smart business cards the next big thing for passing out your details? Photo: swivelCard

Although these smart business cards are partly paper, the bottom third folds into a USB stick, which can be used to store your resume, web portfolio and other job-hunting items.

Currently, the cards come in eight different designs varying from utilitarian gray to colorful and expressive. The company has created a prototype and launched a Kickstarter campaign to add analytics capabilities to the cards. That will allow card owners to update information remotely — and keep tabs on how recipients are using it.

Once on the market, the cards will be sold in packs of 200 for $US319. A more expensive version of the card that allows you to transfer data to the card wirelessly using NFC (Near Field Communication) will cost $US379 for 200.

The campaign's goal was to raise $US10,000. As of this writing, it has reached over $US40,000 with 29 days left to go. The cards will begin shipping out to supporters in October 2014 on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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